Patrick Blanc: Scientist, Botanist, Artist, Creative Mind

Even Patrick acknowledges the simplicity of his living wall construction. What is not so simple, however, is his incredible knowledge of the plant palette he uses to create such beautiful living tapestries. He is truly a master of his field.

The gift he gives to all of us is his sharing of how to do it. Thanks to Patrick, these living walls will become ubiquitous in the coming years. Who knows, maybe green hair will be also.

The charismatic Patrick Blanc
is a French botanist and the inventor of the Vertical Garden. The
Vertical Garden or le mur vegetal, is an ecological art form which has
globally reinvented urban
landscapes into fascinating displays of vegetation. Using a system that
allows plants to grow without any soil, The Vertical Garden
allows for natural living beauty in the otherwise most
uninhabitable of places such as the walls of buildings both indoors or
out.
Watering and fertilization are automatic, so it's almost completely
hassle free.
Patrick, however, is not just simply a designer of Vertical Gardens, but
has a highly scientific background and since 1982, has studied
the many ways plants adapt to extreme situations at the CNRS, the
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris.
Patrick recently visited Australia to speak at the Melbourne International Design Festival and to oversee the construction and
installation of his latest Vertical Garden in Melbourne Central. InFrame.tv caught up with him for a chat about his work and documented the making of his latest Vertical Wall.

Even Patrick acknowledges the simplicity of his living wall construction. What is not so simple, however, is his incredible knowledge of the plant palette he uses to create such beautiful living tapestries. He is truly a master of his field.

The gift he gives to all of us is his sharing of how to do it. Thanks to Patrick, these living walls will become ubiquitous in the coming years. Who knows, maybe green hair will be also.

The charismatic Patrick Blanc
is a French botanist and the inventor of the Vertical Garden. The
Vertical Garden or le mur vegetal, is an ecological art form which has
globally reinvented urban
landscapes into fascinating displays of vegetation. Using a system that
allows plants to grow without any soil, The Vertical Garden
allows for natural living beauty in the otherwise most
uninhabitable of places such as the walls of buildings both indoors or
out.
Watering and fertilization are automatic, so it's almost completely
hassle free.
Patrick, however, is not just simply a designer of Vertical Gardens, but
has a highly scientific background and since 1982, has studied
the many ways plants adapt to extreme situations at the CNRS, the
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris.
Patrick recently visited Australia to speak at the Melbourne International Design Festival and to oversee the construction and
installation of his latest Vertical Garden in Melbourne Central. InFrame.tv caught up with him for a chat about his work and documented the making of his latest Vertical Wall.